I am a postdoctoral researcher in the Interact research unit, University of Oulu. Much of my research is qualitative and phenomenon-driven research, concerning the role of information technologies in social practices. While publishing mostly in the field of Information Systems, I champion a certain research eclecticism and a boundary-breaking ethos.

My PhD degree is from University of Bergen in Information Science (2013), and my MSc degree is from University of Tampere in Computer Science (2006). University of Vaasa granted me the title of docent in 2017. My research has been published in the Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW), Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology (JASIST), Communications of the Association for Information Systems (CAIS), Information Processing & Management (IPM), AI & Society, and in conferences such as ICIS, IFIP WG 8.2, ECIS, HICSS, SCIS, INTERACT, COOP, and NORDICHI. Before joining academia, I worked in managerial and development positions in healthcare IT for seven years, and in VoIP service development for one year.

My primary research topic is currently digital transformation in the taxi service industry and its related phenomena.

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For TOL master's students who are in search of a supervisor: I am especially interested in supervising empirical master's theses employing qualitative research methods. I am particularly looking for interview-based case studies, ethnographic fieldwork and/or shadowing studies. For me, interesting topics include digital transformation, online communities, digital platforms, changing nature of work, Wikipedia, and social media. You can also propose your own topic. Here is a list of master's theses that I have supervised to completion: